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EDMONTON — The Alberta government aims to stop photo radar from being used as a cash cow, beginning with banning its use on ring roads next month and negotiating with smaller municipalities to remove what it deems "fishing holes" to nab speeders.

OTTAWA — Liberals and New Democrats appear to be inching closer to an agreement on proposed pharmacare legislation, but a national drug plan may be farther out of reach than ever after this week's federal fiscal update.

QUEBEC — For the first time since Quebec's public sector unions began strike action earlier this month, Quebec Premier François Legault said clearly on Thursday he is willing to increase his government's offer.

MONCTON, N.B. — A small, faith-based university in New Brunswick has fired one of its professors after an independent investigation found he allegedly made inappropriate or sexually oriented statements to students in 2020 and 2021.

Toronto has seen a "staggering" increase in hate crime reports since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas last month, the city's police chief said on Thursday.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,116.66, up 2.70 points): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up 13 cents, or 0.50 per cent, to $26.22 on 4.

An Edmonton man was killed earlier this month while serving as a medic with the Ukrainian military, say family members who describe him as a caring and humble son, brother and husband.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index edged higher on Wednesday, helped by energy and industrial stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 2.70 points at 20,116.66, while U.S. stock markets were closed for their Thanksgiving holiday.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Public Works Minister Kim Masland says the federal government must maintain full ferry service between Digby, N.S., and Saint John, N.B., next year because it is crucial to the region.

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver mayors say they need billions of dollars over the next few years and a more reliable funding model from the federal government in order to improve transit.